UTP15 recognizes nascent RNAs transcriptionally regulated by NANOG to maintain the pluripotency circuitry [RNA-seq]
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE276877 | GEO | 2025/10/23
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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